David Michael knows that environments shape well-being. Alongside a team of highly skilled artisans, Michael—the chief creative officer at San Diego–based multidisciplinary design studio Tecture —custom-crafts immersive spaces fueled by feel-good materials and meaningful accents. “We’re obsessed with intentional detailing and thoughtful contrasts,” he tells Business of Home .

Raised in Southern California, he was taught to be hands-on with repairs from an early age. By the time he was teenager, he was fixing cars and handling small renovation projects around the house, and eventually landed a job working at a local boat carpentry shop. “The figure-it-out mindset my parents instilled in me has shaped the way I’ve worked ever since,” says Michael.

He went on to earn a master’s degree f

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